carabinieri

Variant of carabiniere

carabiniere definition

ca·ra·bi·niere (kä′rä bē nye′re)

noun pl. carabinieri -·nie′ri (-nye′ rē)

a member of the Italian police

Etymology: It < Fr carabinier: see carabineer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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